Lean and Podgy

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Lean adjective - Lacking excess flesh.

Usage example: "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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Podgy is an antonym for lean.

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Podgy adjective - Having an excess of body fat.

Usage example: a podgy little bookseller with a shop in Notting Hill

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Lean is an antonym for podgy in slightly fat topic.

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Podgy and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/podgy

Lean & Podgy. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/podgy>.

Podgy or Lean. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/podgy.

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